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????!!!!!?!?!?!?!!!??!!! The Sagarin rankings have USC #2 with the 3rd-hardest strength of schedule in the nation? ???!!!!?!?!???!!?!?!!!?! I know they're supposed to use unbiased formulae to come up with the final results, but come on -- you cannot seriously tell me that USC (USC?!?!!?!) has...

I don't pretend to be a prophet or anything, but I can already tell you that sometime over the next few weeks Mark Green (or someone of similar mental abilities) will make the following claim: "Shhh, don't tell anyone, but Nick Saban has contacted the Auburn Athletic Department to let them know...

"He could take his'n and beat your'n, and then take your'n and beat his'n." Of course we all know who the quote is in reference to. Could it apply to CNS? I've certainly never heard anyone say that Coach Saban was a brilliant gameday coach. I think he is very organized (which in itself is a...

Well, it's obvious that the offense is sputtering at best. Why? I have a couple of ideas but I don't pretend to be an expert. The first thing that stands out to me is our offensive line. In the preseason they were tabbed as one of the potentially dominant lines in the nation. I'm not really sure...

So, does the loss to the Dawgs cool off the ESPN lovefest for Coach Saban and the Tide? The resurgence of Alabama has been one of the big stories of the season so far, and the Coach's portrayal on the network went from reviled moneygrubber to football visionary almost overnight after the win...

"3-0 but we focus on the process" That was a sign I saw on Gameday Saturday morning. I think it's probably even more applicable now then it was before the game (except for the fact that we're 3-1 now). Before the season I predicted we would lose to UGA and LSU, and tonight I saw nothing to make...

After having had a night's sleep to let the excitement of the win to wear off ever so slightly, here are a few thoughts and observations I had on the game. 1. Darren McFadden is without doubt the real deal. If he had been able to play on Arkansas' last drive, I don't think we are able to stop...

AUBURN, Ala. Auburn Athletic Director Jay Jacobs held a press conference today to correct an error made earlier this month in the announced attendance for Auburn's spring football game. "It's a simple mistake, really," Jacobs said. "When the official press release was being written up someone...

It must suck to be an Auburn fan. To wit: 2006: Alabama goes 6-7 and fires mediocre head coach. Nation on the edge of its seat waiting to see who is hired to replace him; media coverage of coaching search trumps even the upcoming BCS Championship Game. Implications of Saban hire still being...

Does anyone know what kind of offensive line blocking scheme Coach Saban used while he was at LSU? I throw up in my mouth a little bit every time the words "zone blocking" are uttered, but it seems like that's the scheme we may end up with given the OL coaches we are said to be considering. I...

According to Bill Simmons from ESPN.com, we are it. Not that the fact itself is news... the fact that anyone besides us will admit it is, though. The article can be reached here. There are just a few short paragraphs about Coach Saban and the Alabama job. I thought it was a good read. Roll Tide.

I was finally able to listen to an audio recording of Coach Saban's introductory press conference. What a breath of fresh air! The man has a plan and knows exactly what he wants to do with the program. I don't believe we could be in better hands. Right at the start he called out every person...

When did the national media turn into Pravda? It seems no matter where I've turned the past couple of days the prevailing theme screamed by every single talking head is, "$32 million is too much to pay for a football coach!" Is it? Really? Says who? The people who have to answer for the...